Name: Ride for Rotary 2026 Queen Isabella Causeway Cross
Start: 2026-10-04
End: 2026-10-04
Location: Brownsville

About the Event

The Rotary Club of Historic Brownsville will host it's Annual Ride for Rotary-Queen Isabella Causeway Cross Benefit Ride on October 4, 2026. The ride will end at Louie's Backyard. The ride draws participation from cyclists of all levels and ages. Last year, we had participants from Brownsville, Weslaco, Harlingen, San Benito, South Padre Island, McAllen, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Matamoros, and Reynosa.

All proceeds raised by the event will be used to support Rotary’s local projects, which include providing free eye exams and eyeglasses to children, hosting Rotary’s Annual Heart Gallery (an adoption awareness event), funding scholarships for local students, providing Christmas gifts to nursing home residents, and funding for other Rotary International humanitarian projects.

Event Date: October 4, 2026 (Sunday) at Brownsville Event Center

(Kids 12 & under free)Free t-shirts to first 250 riders AND MEDALS FOR ALL RIDERS

Tour Start Time	Tour Distance in Miles	Minimum Average Speed Required	Maximum Clock Finish

7:00 a.m.	33	8-17 mph	10:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m	45	17 mph minumum	10:00 a.m

Packet pickup:

Option 1 - JT Cycling / Texas Branding Iron

Friday October 2,2026

5:30 PM- 7:30 PM

1805 E Ruben Torres Blvd #17

Brownsville, Tx 78521

Option 2 - Bicycle World RGV

Saturday October 3,2026

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

1275 N Expressway

If you have any questions, please contact Markus Villanueva 956-639-5020.

All Riders must wear helmets. All riders must meet at Pelican Station by 10:15 a.m. The causeway cross will take place by 10:30 a.m. NO rider is allowed on the causeway, until we all cross at the same time. All riders must have BIBS on there shirts at the start of the ride. NO RIDERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO CROSS WITHOUT A BIB ON THERE SHIRT (NO EXCEPTIONS)

Races Offered

Cycling-33 Miles - Individual Age group/open

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 53.1K

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Type — Cycling

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29 days remaining

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$65.00

Cycling-Half Century - Individual Age group/open

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Cycling

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29 days remaining

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$65.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Brownsville.

thermostat Temperature

21.8° / 30.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

23.5° / 31.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 56m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.5 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.8)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:29

nightlight Sunset

19:00

About Brownsville

Learn more about the host city, Brownsville.

Brownsville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city covers 145.2 sq mi (376.066 km2), and had a population of 186,738 at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it is the 136th-most populous city in the United States and 18th-most populous in Texas. It is part of the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan area. The city is known for its year-round subtropical climate, deep-water seaport, and Hispanic culture.